The Urbanite End of Year Awards (The Countdown) - Hip Hop Album of the Year

The other week, we gave you The Urbanite's definitive list of the best music and artists of 2011.  With only days away until the end of the year, and after much deliberation and last minute changes, the list has finally been made.  We'll be revealing the winners on the 31st, but here is a look at the acts that just missed the cut and why - starting with the Hip Hop Album of the Year Award.

Choon of the Week! The Game ft Sly, Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre

"Now let's get high off something, high off something"


Our second 'Choon of the Week' is a proper song. And what a song at that. Off the new 'The R.E.D' album Game, Sly and Snoop Dogg go back to back in a competition to see who can merk another banging Dr Dre beat.

Game really brings out the big guns on this one and Snoop comes up with a perfect cameo that makes this one tune that will be blaring out the sound systems of all the hood rats for the remainder of this summer.